The Carson River at the Cradlebaugh Bridge is noticeably swollen.
Flooding has caused severe damage in areas of Carson City, Douglas, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lyon, Washoe, and Mono (Calif.) counties. Farms and ranches suffering severe damage may be eligible for assistance under the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Offices.
For land to be eligible, the natural disaster must create new conservation problems that, if untreated, would ...
be so costly to rehabilitate that Federal assistance is or will be needed to return the land to productive agricultural use
is unusual and is not the type that would recur frequently in the same area
affect the productive capacity of the farmland
impair or endanger the land
A producer qualifying for ECP assistance may receive cost-share levels not to exceed 75 percent of the eligible cost of restoration measures. No producer is eligible for more than
$200,000 cost sharing per natural disaster occurrence. The following types of measures may be eligible:
removing debris from farmland
grading, shaping, or re-leveling severely damaged farmland
restoring permanent fences
restoring conservation structures and other similar installations
Producers who have suffered a loss from a natural disaster may contact the local FSA County
Office and request assistance from March 27 to May 26, 2017.
To be eligible for assistance, practices must not be started until all of the following are met:
an application for cost-share assistance has been filed
the local FSA County Committee (COC) or its representative has conducted an onsite inspection of the damaged area
the Agency responsible for technical assistance, such as the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), has made a needs determination, which may include cubic yards of earthmoving, etc., required for rehabilitation
For more information on ECP, contact the local county office or visit FSA online at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/nv.